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RESEARCH DEPARTMENT BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM JUN 2 71949 FEDERAL : L: BANK H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal -Reserve district and city Mar. Percentage change from corresponding j period a year a'go ' y Month of April IMay 21 May 28 June U June 1-1 June ! UNITED STATES - 7 + 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 5 - 8 Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence - 5 +12 77 + 3 - 9 - 3 - 5 - 9 +16 +12 - 2 0 + 1 -10 -11 - 8 -17 -10 + 2 -.1 + 3 - 7 - 2 '• 0 + 1 0 - 2 - 1 - 8 -16 - 7 + 2 - 9 -11 -12 - 6 -18 -15 - 8 + 1 - 7 r-2U -3 -ib -11 - k -11 -11 - S l3 zJ. - h - 3 r+ 1 - 8 - 9 + ^ + - - - 8 - 6 r%3 - 6 - 6 - 3 - U - 6 - 8 - 2 -12 - 7 - 6 -12 - 6 - 3 + 1 - 7 - 9 New York District Nevark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass, " R.I. N.J. N.Y. " - 7 :rg - i - 8 - 9 -11 +1k + u -5 - h • 0 t k -10 *16 + 2 •-12 + 1 - 1 + 8 + 9 % % Tl + 7 - 3 ~ + TZ Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia - 8 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Pa. - U ZT - 8 - h - l - h - 2 + 8 +13 + 5 + 6 + 9 " +11 +12 Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. - 8 + 1 - 8 7~9 - U - 5 — — — + 5 - 3 - 7 Atlanta District tiir,n: ngham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. + 7 + 7 + 9 + 7 fll + 5 - 3 + 7 0 -11 0 - 3 - 2 + 2 - 1 + 8 -11 + - - 6 - 9 - 8 - 5 - 9 - h - 3 - 8 -12 -10 -12 - 3 -12 -1U - 2 - 6 - h -10 -12 -10 Chicago District Cf drc go Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ohio - 6 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. - 8 - 8 + 1 -10 - 7 - 3 - 6 - 7 -0 + 7 • 0 + 1 + 7 0 - 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 U ' 8 9 7 5 8 U 9 - 8 -11 -7 - 9 -10 - 2 : - 2 . -10 - 7 5 - 1 7 8 +12 6 - 5 -5 - U — - 7 - 2 + 7 -17 1 Page 2 H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis ' St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City DistrictDenver "iichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa DVilas District Dallas Fort VJorth Houston San Antonio Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " "&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo.. " Okla. " Tex. " " San Francisco District Calif. Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco Portland Ore. Utah Salt Lake City Seattle Wash. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ Jan. — Month of May 21 May 28 June U June 11 June 18 Mar. April - 5 0 - U - -7 + 1 z_7 -10 - 3 . - 7 + 1 -10 ' - 9 -11 - 7 - 6 7 6 5 9 -10 -11 - 6 - 3 -12 - 9 - 6 + + + + 2 1 9 1 h 7H + l + 8 •- 5 7T - 7 - 6 - 3 -11 -11 -13 -10 -10 - 8 - 7 - u - 7 -17 -13 -16 - 5 -10 -12 -19 - - 6 - 6 -10 - 9 -31 - U - 1 + . + - h - 7 - 2 - 7 -15 -10 - 1 + 1 - 3 +11 +12 3 + 3 + 8 r-9 r-H -15 - 7 -11 - 9 -13 - 8 -10 - 8 (Not available for publication) - 2 • 0 + 6 ' - 6 - 1 -.8 - 6 o ' - 6 -11 -11 rn -13 -13 •- 6 6 9 h 2 5 8 1 -12 -11 -11* -16 -23 -13 -17 - 3 0 - 1 -13 - 8 - 1 - U + 2 7~E - 8 + 1 + 3 - 8 -10 - 8 - 5 - 2 -13 - 5 - 8 - 9 + 2 -11 -16 - 7 -11 - 1 -10 - 6 -11 -17 - 6 -13 r+12 - h - 8 - 9 +1U -11 - l - 5 -10 - 2 + 2 -12 -15 - 6 - 2 - 1 -12 -13 - 3 r—Revised. 1/ During Larch and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on March 23 while this year it was on April 17. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be • made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding increase for the month 'of April as a whole. "